NIGER VS CONGO: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	CONGO		NIGER		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	19,481	30	1,048	+ 18,433
Tuberculosis	2	12,014	13	3,703	+ 8,311
Influenza and Pneumonia	3	11,129	1	21,093	- 9,964
Coronary Heart Disease	4	10,776	6	8,229	+ 2,546
Stroke	5	9,792	5	8,717	+ 1,075
Malaria	6	8,541	2	17,022	- 8,481
Road Traffic Accidents	7	6,905	8	5,946	+ 959
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	5,634	3	16,030	- 10,396
Low Birth Weight	9	5,543	4	9,560	- 4,017
Diabetes Mellitus	10	4,534	17	2,630	+ 1,904
Birth Trauma	11	4,309	7	8,030	- 3,721
Hypertension	12	4,029	25	1,356	+ 2,673
Liver Disease	13	4,020	11	4,116	- 96
Congenital Anomalies	14	3,149	10	4,346	- 1,197
Kidney Disease	15	2,648	16	2,732	- 85
Maternal Conditions	16	2,495	14	3,317	- 822
Lung Disease	17	2,336	20	2,172	+ 164
Violence	18	2,327	19	2,244	+ 84
Suicide	19	1,506	27	1,227	+ 279
Other Injuries	20	1,439	12	3,826	- 2,386
Pertussis	21	1,422	15	2,858	- 1,436
Meningitis	22	1,292	9	5,237	- 3,945
Asthma	23	1,256	22	1,902	- 646
Malnutrition	24	1,174	21	2,170	- 996
Alzheimers & Dementia	25	995	32	858	+ 137
Inflammatory/Heart	26	949	34	769	+ 180
Endocrine Disorders	27	898	23	1,806	- 908
Prostate Cancer	28	855	57	128	+ 727
Cervical Cancer	29	847	38	487	+ 361
Liver Cancer	30	732	35	745	- 13
Measles	31	688	18	2,414	- 1,725
Breast Cancer	32	686	29	1,075	- 390
Falls	33	642	26	1,297	- 655
Syphilis	34	460	62	110	+ 351
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	454	31	1,044	- 590
Drownings	36	449	24	1,581	- 1,132
Fires	37	390	28	1,120	- 730
Colon-Rectum Cancers	38	384	37	522	- 138
Stomach Cancer	39	380	44	300	+ 80
Epilepsy	40	328	36	676	- 348
Poisonings	41	305	33	771	- 467
Parkinson's Disease	42	298	47	275	+ 23
Rheumatic Heart Disease	43	288	39	467	- 179
Drug Use	44	283	58	126	+ 156
Lymphomas	45	264	43	350	- 87
Leukemia	46	248	48	258	- 9
Lung Cancers	47	232	67	42	+ 190
Ovary Cancer	48	214	40	425	- 211
Alcohol	49	199	60	120	+ 78
Skin Disease	50	198	52	213	- 15
Schistosomiasis	51	193	50	237	- 44
Pancreas Cancer	52	181	54	138	+ 43
Skin Cancers	53	155	45	287	- 131
Oral Cancer	54	141	49	242	- 101
Tetanus	55	100	42	372	- 273
Encephalitis	56	86	61	112	- 27
Oesophagus Cancer	57	84	55	132	- 47
Appendicitis	58	80	56	128	- 48
Rheumatoid Arthritis	59	64	70	18	+ 47
Uterin Cancer	60	63	64	86	- 23
Bladder Cancer	61	63	53	161	- 98
Hepatitis B	62	63	46	279	- 216
Other Neoplasms	63	33	68	24	+ 9
Upper Respiratory	64	29	63	94	- 65
Trypanosomiasis	65	29	78	0	+ 29
Multiple Sclerosis	66	16	69	22	- 6
Hepatitis C	67	11	66	46	- 35
Diphtheria	68	8	65	60	- 52
Ascariasis	69	5	59	125	- 120
Chlamydia	70	4	71	3	+ 2
Otitis Media	71	3	72	1	+ 2
War	72	2	41	409	- 407
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	76	0	77	0	- 0
Leprosy	77	0	76	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	51	237	- 237
Chagas disease	79	0	79	0	- 0
Depression	80	0	86	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	81	0	83	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NIGER

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THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.